AB100-ASA1,628,98 45.356 (3m) To be eligible for a loan under this section, an applicant must be
9a resident of and living in this state on the date of the application.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1066 10Section 1066. 45.356 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,628,1911 45.356 (4) The department shall administer this program as a fiduciary for the
12purpose of maximizing the asset and income base of the veterans trust fund.
The
13department may execute necessary instruments, collect interest and principal,
14compromise indebtedness, sue and be sued, post bonds and write off indebtedness
15that it considers uncollectible. If a loan under this subsection section is secured by
16a real estate mortgage, the department may exercise the rights of owners and
17mortgagees generally and the rights and powers set forth in s. 45.72. The
18department shall pay all interest and principal repaid on the loan into the veterans
19trust fund.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1067 20Section 1067. 45.356 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,628,2521 45.356 (8) No person may receive a loan under this section in an amount that,
22when added to the balance outstanding on the person's existing loans under s. 45.351
23(2), 1995 stats., and s. 45.356, 1995 stats., would result in a total indebtedness to the
24department of more than $15,000, or a lesser amount as established by the
25department by rule.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1068
1Section 1068. 45.356 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,629,42 45.356 (9) (a) The department may borrow from the veterans mortgage loan
3repayment fund under s. 45.79 (7) (a) and shall pledge loans made under this section
4as collateral for the borrowing.
AB100-ASA1,629,65 (b) The department may enter into transactions with the state investment
6board to obtain money to make loans under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1069 7Section 1069. 45.357 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,629,8 845.357 (title) Veterans rehabilitation assistance program.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1070 9Section 1070. 45.357 of the statutes is renumbered 45.357 (1) and amended
10to read:
AB100-ASA1,629,2011 45.357 (1) The department of veterans affairs shall administer a rehabilitation
12program to provide assistance to persons who served in the U.S. armed forces or in
13forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and who were discharged under
14conditions other than dishonorable. The department shall provide assistance to
15persons whose need for services is based upon homelessness, incarceration or other
16circumstances designated by the department by rule. The department shall
17designate the assistance available under this section, which may include assistance
18in receiving medical care, dental care, education, employment and transitional
19housing. The department may provide grants to facilitate the provision of services
20under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1071 21Section 1071. 45.357 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,629,2522 45.357 (2) The department may charge fees for transitional housing and for
23such other assistance that is provided under this section as the department
24designates. The department shall promulgate rules establishing the fee schedule
25and the manner of implementation of that schedule.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1376d
1Section 1376d. 45.358 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,630,52 45.358 (3) (a) A veteran who died while on active duty or who was discharged
3or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions and
4who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry or reentry into active
5service and his or her dependent children and unremarried surviving spouse.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1376f 6Section 1376f. 45.358 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,630,107 45.358 (3) (b) A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the
8U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions and who was a resident of this state
9at the time of his or her death and his or her dependent children and unremarried
10surviving spouse.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1376j 11Section 1376j. 45.358 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,630,2112 45.358 (3) (f) A person who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her
13entry or reentry into service in the Wisconsin army national guard or air national
14guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or
at the time of his or her
15death and who has 20 or more years of creditable military service for retirement pay
16as a member of the Wisconsin army national guard or air national guard or a reserve
17component of the U.S. armed forces or who would have been entitled to that
18retirement pay except that the person was under 60 years of age at the time of his
19or her death, and the person's spouse, unremarried surviving spouse and dependent
20children who are residents of this state at the time of the spouse's, unremarried
21surviving spouse's or dependent children's death.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1072 22Section 1072. 45.37 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,631,1323 45.37 (1a) Definition of veteran. Except as provided in sub. (15) (a) and (b),
24in this section "veteran" has the meaning given in s. 45.35 (5) (a) or means any person
25who served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in

1forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces who was entitled to receive the
2armed forces expeditionary medal, established by executive order 10977 on
3December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service medal established by executive order 11231
4on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary medal or the marine corps expeditionary
5medal or who served in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle
6East crisis under s. 45.34 or any person who served
for at least one day during a war
7period, as defined in s. 45.35 (5) (e) or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated
8August 10, 1961, and who was officially reported missing in action or killed in action
9or who died in service, or who was discharged under honorable conditions after 90
10days or more of active service, or if having served less than 90 days was honorably
11discharged for a service-connected disability or for a disability subsequently
12adjudicated to have been service connected, or who died as a result of
13service-connected disability.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1073 14Section 1073. 45.37 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1074 15Section 1074. 45.37 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1075 16Section 1075. 45.396 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,632,517 45.396 (2) Any veteran upon the completion of any correspondence course or
18part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located in this
19state or from any public or private high school may be reimbursed in whole or in part
20for the cost of the course, including necessary textbooks, by the department upon
21presentation to the department of a certificate from the school indicating that the
22veteran has completed the course and stating the cost of the course and necessary
23textbooks
and upon application for reimbursement completed by the veteran and
24received by the department no later than 60 days after the termination of the course
25for which the application for reimbursement is made. The department shall accept

1and process an application received more than 60 days after the termination of the
2course if the applicant shows good cause for the delayed receipt. The department
3may not require that an application be received sooner than 60 days after a course
4is completed. Benefits granted under this section shall be paid out of the
5appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vm) (th).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1380m 6Section 1380m. 45.396 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,632,117 45.396 (3) (intro.)  A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise
8qualified to receive benefits under this section may receive the benefits under sub.
9(2)
this section upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time
10classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state,
11if any of the following applies:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1076 12Section 1076. 45.396 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,632,1913 45.396 (4) Enrolled part-time classroom study or direct correspondence
14courses from a qualified educational institution may be authorized and the veteran
15reimbursed in whole or in part by the department when such courses are related to
16one's occupational, professional or educational employment objectives, and to the
17extent that payment or reimbursement is not available from any other sources, or,
18in cases where reimbursement is not specifically for fees and textbooks tuition, to the
19extent that such reimbursement is insufficient to cover all educational costs.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1077 20Section 1077. 45.396 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,633,221 45.396 (5) The Except as provided in sub. (9), the reimbursement may not
22exceed 50% of the cost of tuition, and fees and textbooks and shall also be limited to
23a maximum of $300 per course and $1,100 per fiscal year 50% of the standard cost
24for a state resident for tuition and fees for an equivalent undergraduate course at the

1University of Wisconsin-Madison per course and may not be provided to an
2individual more than 4 times during any consecutive 12-month period.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1078 3Section 1078. 45.396 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,633,64 45.396 (8) The department may not make a grant under this section unless the
5department determines that a course for which an application is made is related to
6the applicant's occupational, professional or employment objectives.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383g 7Section 1383g. 45.396 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,633,148 45.396 (9) A disabled veteran who meets the requirements under this section
9and whose disability is rated at 30% or more under 38 USC 1114 or 1134 may be
10reimbursed for up to 100% of the cost of tuition and fees, but that reimbursement is
11limited to 100% of the standard cost for a state resident for tuition and fees for an
12equivalent undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per
13course and may not be provided to an individual more than 4 times during any
14consecutive 12-month period.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383m 15Section 1383m. 45.396 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,633,1916 45.396 (10) Beginning July 1, 1998, the department may provide
17reimbursement under this section from the appropriation account under s. 20.485
18(2) (th) for the fiscal year in which the course was completed or in which the academic
19term during which the course was taken ended, whichever is earlier.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383p 20Section 1383p. 45.397 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
213
, is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,634,322 45.397 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an
23institution of higher education, as defined in s. 39.32 (1) (a),
in a training course in
24a technical college in the state or in a proprietary school approved by the educational
25approval board under s. 39.51
in the state or is engaged in a structured on-the-job

1training program certified by the department of workforce development or the U.S.
2department of veterans affairs
that meets program requirements promulgated by
3the department by rule
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383r 4Section 1383r. 45.397 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,634,65 45.397 (2) (b) The In addition to the income limits under sub. (6), the veteran
6meets the financial assistance criteria established under sub. (3) (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383t 7Section 1383t. 45.397 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,634,108 45.397 (2) (cm) The veteran requesting a grant has not received
9reimbursement under s. 45.25 or 45.396 for courses completed during the same
10semester for which a grant would be received under this section.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1383v 11Section 1383v. 45.397 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,634,1912 45.397 (6) Income limits. No veteran may receive a grant under this section
13if the department determines, after disregarding any payment described in s. 45.85,
14that the income of the veteran and his or her spouse exceeds $500 for each dependent
15in excess of 2 dependents plus $36,600. In determining eligibility for grants under
16this section, the department shall verify all reported income amounts by contacting
17the employer designated by the veteran or spouse, securing a copy of their prior
18year's income tax returns or obtaining a profit and loss statement from the veteran
19for at least 6 of the 12 months immediately preceding the grant application date.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1079 20Section 1079. 45.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,635,921 45.42 (1) The department may compile a record of the burial places within the
22state of persons who served in the U.S. armed forces in time of war as defined in s.
2345.35 (5) (e) or in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East
24crisis under s. 45.34, or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated
25August 10, 1961, or whose service entitled them to receive the armed forces

1expeditionary medal, established by executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the
2Vietnam service medal established by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the
3navy expeditionary medal or the marine corps expeditionary medal
meet the
4definition of a "veteran" under s. 45.35 (5) (a)
. The record, so far as practicable, may
5indicate the name of each person; the service in which engaged; the appropriate
6designation of armed forces unit; the rank and period of service; the name and
7location of the cemetery or other place in which the body is interred; the location of
8the grave in the cemetery or other place; and the character of headstone or other
9marker, if any, at the grave.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1080 10Section 1080. 45.42 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,635,2311 45.42 (2) The department may have blank forms prepared whereby the
12information required for the record may be transmitted to it and may distribute the
13forms to county veterans' service officers. The county veterans' service officer within
14whose county and cemetery or burial place is located in which are interred the bodies
15of persons who served in the U.S. armed forces in time of war as defined in s. 45.35
16(5) (e) or in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis
17under s. 45.34 or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10, 1961,
18or whose service entitled them to receive the armed forces expeditionary medal,
19established by executive order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam service
20medal established by executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the navy expeditionary
21medal or the marine corps expeditionary medal
meet the definition of a "veteran"
22under s. 45.35 (5) (a)
shall submit the facts required for such record to the department
23on the forms provided by it, if so requested by the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1385m 24Section 1385m. 45.43 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,636,14
145.43 (7) (a) Each county may annually apply to the department for a grant for
2the improvement of service to former military personnel of the county through the
3county veterans' service office. A county may not allocate any portion of a grant for
4use by another county department nor may the county reduce funding to a county
5veterans' service office based upon receipt of a grant.
The county veterans' service
6officer of any county applying for the grant shall enter into an agreement with the
7department. The agreement shall state the goals and objectives to be attained by the
8county veterans' service office during the remainder of the year covered by the grant
9application. The department shall prepare the basic form of this agreement in
10consultation with the county veterans' service officers association and provide a copy
11and an explanation of that agreement to each county veterans' service officer. The
12department shall develop reasonable budget and operating standards to assure
13improved services, but full operating control of the county office shall be left to each
14county.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1081 15Section 1081. 45.43 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,637,616 45.43 (7) (b) The department shall award a grant not exceeding $5,000
17annually to a county that meets the standards developed under this subsection and
18employs a county veterans' service officer who, if chosen after August 9, 1989, is
19chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
20position of county veterans' service officer developed and administered by the
21division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment
22relations, or is appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure
23under ch. 63 or s. 59.52 (8). An eligible county initially applying for a grant after
24August 9, 1989, shall be eligible for an initial grant for the first year not exceeding
25$1,000, an annual grant for the next year not exceeding $3,000 and any subsequent

1annual grant not exceeding $5,000
The grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a
2population of under 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to
345,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999 and $13,000 for
4a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs
5shall use the most recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the
6demographic services center when making grants under this paragraph
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1082 7Section 1082. 45.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,637,15 845.52 Physical disability does not disqualify for public employment.
9A veteran, as defined under s. 45.37 (1a) 45.35 (5) (a), who has suffered a physical
10disability as a direct result of military or naval service shall not on that account be
11barred from employment in any public position or employment whether under state,
12county or municipal civil service or otherwise, if the licensed physician making a
13physical examination of the veteran for the public employer certifies that the
14applicant's disability will not materially handicap the veteran in the performance of
15the duties of the position.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1083 16Section 1083. 45.71 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,637,1817 45.71 (9) (b) Unless temporary in nature and except as provided under s. 45.79
18(2m) or
45.85, pensions and disability compensation shall be considered income.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1084 19Section 1084. 45.71 (16) (a) 1m. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,637,2520 45.71 (16) (a) 1m. e. Has served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for 2
21continuous years or more or the full period of the individual's initial service
22obligation, whichever is less. An individual discharged for reasons of hardship or a
23service-connected disability or released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed forces
24prior to the completion of the required period of service is eligible, regardless of the
25actual time served.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1085
1Section 1085. 45.74 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1086 2Section 1086. 45.74 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,638,83 45.74 (7) Price-of-home limitation. The price of the home exceeds 2.5 times
4the median price of a home in this state if the person is applying for a loan for the
5purchase of a home. The department shall promulgate a rule establishing the
6median price of a home in this state for each fiscal year that is determined by using
7the most recent housing price index generated by the Wisconsin Realtors Association
8before July 1.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1087 9Section 1087. 45.745 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1088 10Section 1088. 45.76 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 45.76 (1) (c).
AB100-ASA1, s. 1089 11Section 1089. 45.76 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1090 12Section 1090. 45.79 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1091 13Section 1091. 45.79 (3) (a) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,638,1414 45.79 (3) (a) (title) First or 2nd mortgage or guarantor required.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1092 15Section 1092. 45.79 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,639,1016 45.79 (3) (a) 1. Each loan made under this section , except a loan of $3,000 or
17less for a purpose specified under s. 45.76 (1) (c),
shall be evidenced by a promissory
18instalment note and secured by a mortgage on the real estate in respect to which the
19loan is granted. A loan of $3,000 or less made for a purpose specified under s. 45.76
20(1) (c) shall be evidenced by a promissory instalment note and shall be secured by a
21guarantor or by a mortgage on the real estate in respect to which the loan is granted.

22Any loan having as its source funds provided through sub. (6) (a) and secured by a
23mortgage
shall have the mortgage name the department as mortgagee and payee.
24Any loan having as its source funds provided through sub. (6) (b) and secured by a
25mortgage
shall have the mortgage name the authorized lender involved as

1mortgagee and payee, and such mortgage and note shall be assigned by the
2authorized lender to the authority immediately upon execution. A mortgage
3securing a loan made for a purpose specified in s. 45.76 (1) (a), (b) or (d) must have
4priority over all liens against the mortgaged premises and the buildings and
5improvements thereon, except tax and special assessment liens filed after the
6recording of the mortgage. A mortgage securing a loan made for a purpose specified
7under s. 45.76 (1) (c) may be junior and subject to not more than one prior mortgage,
8and, except for that prior mortgage, must have priority over all liens against the
9mortgaged premises and the buildings and improvements on those premises, except
10tax and special assessment liens filed after the recording of the mortgage.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1093 11Section 1093. 45.79 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,639,1512 45.79 (6) (a) 2. The chairperson of the board shall certify that the chairperson
13does not expect proceeds of state debt issued under this paragraph to be used in a
14manner that would cause the debt to be arbitrage bonds as defined by the internal
15revenue code, where that debt is a bond that is exempt from federal taxation.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1094 16Section 1094. 45.79 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,639,2117 45.79 (6) (c) 2. The chairperson of the board shall certify that the board and the
18department do not expect and shall not use proceeds of revenue obligations issued
19under this paragraph in a manner that would cause the revenue obligations to be
20arbitrage bonds as defined in the U.S. internal revenue code, where that debt is a
21bond that is exempt from federal taxation
.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1095 22Section 1095. 45.79 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,640,1023 45.79 (7) (a) (intro.) There is created the veterans mortgage loan repayment
24fund. All moneys received by the department for the repayment of loans funded
25under sub. (6) (a) except for servicing fees required to be paid to authorized lenders,

1net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties, any repayment to the
2department of moneys paid to authorized lenders, gifts, grants, other appropriations
3and interest earnings accruing thereon, any repayment of moneys borrowed under
4s. 45.356 (9) (a)
and any moneys deposited or transferred under s. 18.04 (6) (b) or (d)
5shall be promptly deposited into the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. The
6board shall establish by resolution a system of accounts providing for the
7maintenance and disbursement of moneys of the veterans mortgage loan repayment
8fund to fund loans under sub. (6) (a) or to fund, refund or acquire public debt as
9provided in s. 18.04 (5). The system of accounts shall record and provide moneys for
10all of the following purposes:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1096 11Section 1096. 45.79 (7) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,640,1312 45.79 (7) (a) 9. To loan money to the veterans trust fund, upon prior approval
13of the building commission for each loan, for the purposes under s. 45.356.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1097 14Section 1097. 45.79 (7) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 45.79 (7) (c)
15and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,640,1916 45.79 (7) (c) After meeting all expenses and providing for reserves under par.
17(a) 3., balances assets in the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund, upon prior
18approval of the building commission, may be used for the following purposes:
19transferred to the veterans trust fund and used to fund loans under s. 45.356.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1098 20Section 1098. 45.79 (7) (c) 1. to 4. of the statutes are repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1099 21Section 1099. 46.023 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1100 22Section 1100. 46.023 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.023, and 46.023
23(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,641,3
146.023 (title) Milwaukee child welfare partnership council and
2advisory committees
. (intro.) The Milwaukee child welfare partnership council
3shall do all of the following:
AB100-ASA1, s. 1101 4Section 1101. 46.023 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 1406g 5Section 1406g. 46.027 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,641,11 646.027 Contract powers. (1) Religious organizations; Legislative purpose.
7The purpose of this section is to allow the department to contract with, or award
8grants to, religious organizations, under any program administered by the
9department, on the same basis as any other nongovernmental provider without
10impairing the religious character of such organizations, and without diminishing the
11religious freedom of beneficiaries of assistance funded under such program.
AB100-ASA1,641,20 12(2) Nondiscrimination against religious organizations. If the department is
13authorized under ch. 16 to contract with a nongovernmental entity, or is authorized
14to award grants to a nongovernmental entity, religious organizations are eligible, on
15the same basis as any other private organization, as contractors under any program
16administered by the department so long as the programs are implemented consistent
17with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and article I, section 18 of the
18Wisconsin Constitution. Except as provided in sub. (10), the department may not
19discriminate against an organization that is or applies to be a contractor on the basis
20that the organization has a religious character.
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